STRIDE RITE CORP
10-Q, 1996-07-12
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                                                                   Exhibit Index
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                   (Mark One)

  X        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)

             For the quarterly period ended May 31, 1996

                                 OR

           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

                        For the transition period from to .

                   Commission File Number:  1-4404

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                            Massachusetts 04-1399290
                  (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
                      of incorporation) Identification No.)

                 191 Spring Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
                (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:           617-824-6000

       Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                                         Name of each exchange
  Title of each class                          on which registered
  Common Stock, $.25 par value                 New York Stock Exchange

  Preferred Stock Purchase Rights              New York Stock Exchange

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

        Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant (1) has filed all reports
required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                           Yes   X        No

   As of July 9, 1996,  49,604,397 shares of the registrant's common stock, $.25
par  value,   and  the   accompanying   Preferred  Stock  Purchase  Rights  were
outstanding.


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars In Thousands)

                                  May 31,                          June 2,
                                   1996         December 1,         1995
                                (Unaudited)        1995          (Unaudited)
Assets

Current Assets:

<S>                               <C>              <C>             <C>
  Cash and cash equivalents       $31,834          $ 28,130        $ 18,688

  Short-term investments           25,615            26,211          32,511

  Accounts and notes
    receivable, net               72,965             48,066          94,047

  Inventories:
    Finished goods                104,054           141,914         122,908
    Work in process                   857               863           1,010
    Raw materials                   2,992             2,721           3,400
                                  107,903           145,498         127,318
  Deferred income taxes
    and prepaid expenses           44,649            44,458          39,761

    Total current assets          282,966           292,363         312,325

Property and equipment, net        59,398            60,434          51,665

Other assets                       11,401            13,819          21,554

    Total assets                 $353,765          $366,616        $385,544
</TABLE>










        The      accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part  of  the  condensed
                 consolidated financial statements.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
                             (Dollars In Thousands)

                                       May 31,                      June 2,
                                        1996       December 1,       1995
                                     (Unaudited)       1995       (Unaudited)

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current Liabilities:

  Current maturities of long-term
<S>                                  <C>             <C>           <C>
    debt                             $    833        $    833      $    833
  Short-term debt                           -               -         9,200
  Accounts payable                     10,240          22,963        12,958
  Income taxes payable                 24,693          19,492        31,589
  Accrued expenses and other
    liabilities                        38,826          44,290        29,072
  Total current liabilities            74,592          87,578        83,652

Deferred income taxes                  10,749          10,749         8,132

Long-term debt                            833             833         1,667

Stockholders' Equity:
  Preferred stock, $1 par value
    Shares authorized - 1,000,000
    Shares issued - None                    -               -             -

  Common stock, $.25 par value
    Shares authorized - 135,000,000
    Shares issued - 56,946,544         14,237          14,237        14,237

  Capital in excess of par value       22,780          23,006        23,419

  Retained earnings                   322,997         323,566       348,138

  Less cost of 7,342,147 shares of
    common stock held in treasury
    (7,416,037 on December 1, 1995
    and 7,049,841 on June 2, 1995)    (92,423)        (93,353)       (93,701)

  Total stockholders' equity          267,591         267,456        292,093

  Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity             $353,765        $366,616       $385,544
</TABLE>



        The    accompanying   notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  condensed
               consolidated financial statements.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
              For the periods ended May 31, 1996 and June 2, 1995
                      (In Thousands Except Per Share Data)

                          Three Months Ended            Six Months Ended
                       May 31, 1996  June 2, 1995  May 31, 1996  June 2, 1995


<S>                       <C>          <C>           <C>             <C>
Net sales                 $124,185     $144,386      $243,084        $279,158

Cost of sales               81,256       92,542       160,402         176,716

Selling and administrative
  expenses                  38,608       44,904        76,004          87,278

Operating income             4,321        6,940         6,678          15,164

Other income (expense):
  Interest income              707          721         1,469           1,625
  Interest expense            (313)        (424)         (628)          (711)
  Other, net                  (527)        (620)       (1,310)        (1,407)
                              (133)        (323)         (469)          (493)

Income before income taxes   4,188        6,617         6,209         14,671

Provision for income
  taxes                      1,176        2,616         1,819           5,695

Net income                $  3,012     $  4,001      $  4,390         $ 8,976

Net income per
  common share                $.06         $.08          $.09            $.18

Dividends per common share    $.05        $.095          $.10           $.19

Average common shares
  and common equivalents
  outstanding during
  the period                49,870       49,860        49,827          49,854
</TABLE>




           The   accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part  of  the  condensed
                 consolidated financial statements.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
            For              the six months  ended May 31, 1996 and June 2, 1995
                             (Dollars In Thousands)

                                                    May 31, 1996   June 2, 1995

Cash was provided from (used for) Operations:
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>
  Net income                                              $4,390         $8,976
  Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided from (used for) operations:
  Depreciation and amortization                            5,577          5,084
  Deferred income taxes, net                                 179              -
  Equity in loss (earnings) of affiliate                     373           (329)
  Loss on disposal of property and equipment               1,239              -
  Changes in:
    Accounts and notes receivable                        (24,899)       (30,644)
    Inventories                                           37,595         29,510
    Prepaid expenses                                        (371)        (1,788)
    Accounts payable, income taxes, accrued
expenses and other current liabilities                   (12,306)       (19,632)
    Net cash provided from (used for) operations          11,777         (8,823)

Investments:
  Short-term investments                                     596         (1,977)
  Additions to property and equipment                     (4,941)        (7,182)
  Proceeds from sales of property and equipment              227              -
  Distributions and dividends from long term
investments                                                2,359              -
  Acquisition of business                                      -         (5,308)
  Increase in other assets                                (1,372)        (3,015)
    Net cash used for investments                         (3,131)       (17,482)

Financing:
  Proceeds from sale of stock under stock plans               13             10
  Cash dividends paid                                     (4,955)        (9,411)
  Repurchase of common stock                                   -           (219)
  Short-term debt                                              -          9,200
    Net cash used for financing                           (4,942)          (420)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       3,704        (26,725)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period      28,130         45,413
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period           $31,834        $18,688
</TABLE>







       The       accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part  of  the  condensed
                 consolidated financial statements.

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PART I -   FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                                     NOTE 1

    The  financial  information  included  in this Form 10-Q of The Stride  Rite
Corporation  (the "Company") for the periods ended May 31, 1996 and June 2, 1995
is  unaudited  and  subject  to  year-end  audit  adjustments.   However,   such
information   includes  all   adjustments   (including   all  normal   recurring
adjustments) which, in the opinion of management, are considered necessary for a
fair presentation of the consolidated  results for those periods. The results of
operations for the period ended May 31, 1996 are not  necessarily  indicative of
the results of operations that may be expected for the complete fiscal year. The
year-end  condensed  balance  sheet data was derived from the audited  financial
statements,  but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted
accounting  principles.  Certain  reclassifications  have  been made to the 1995
condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  to conform  to the  fiscal  1996
presentation.

                                     NOTE 2

     During the first six months of fiscal 1996,  interest  payments amounted to
$553,000  ($704,000  in 1995).  For the first six  months of 1996,  the  Company
received net refunds of income taxes amounting to $3,562,000.  In the first half
of fiscal 1995, payments for income taxes totaled $7,349,000.




















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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  (Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Certain   statements   contained  in  this  Item  2  are   "forward-looking
statements"  within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 and
are thus  prospective.  Such  forward-looking  statements  are subject to risks,
uncertainties  and other  factors  which  could cause  actual  results to differ
materially  from future  results  expressed or implied by such forward-  looking
statements. Readers are referred to Exhibit 99 to the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal  period ended March 1, 1996 for a discussion of some
of such factors.

Results of Operations

     The following  table  summarizes the Company's  performance  for the second
quarter and six-month period:

Percent Increase (Decrease) vs. 1995 Results:

<TABLE>
                                         Second Quarter   Six Months

<S>                                          <C>           <C>
Net sales                                    (14.0%)       (12.9%)
Gross profit                                 (17.2%)       (19.3%)
Selling and administrative
  expenses                                   (14.0%)       (12.9%)
Operating income                             (37.7%)       (56.0%)
Income before income taxes                   (36.7%)       (57.7%)
Net income                                   (24.7%)       (51.1%)
</TABLE>

Operating Ratios as a Percentage of Net Sales:
<TABLE>

Second Quarter                        Six Months
1996                                1995      1996       1995

<S>                                 <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>
Gross Profit                        34.6%     35.9%      34.0%     36.7%
Selling and administrative
  expenses                          31.1%     31.1%      31.3%     31.3%
Operating income                     3.5%      4.8%       2.7%      5.4%
Income before income taxes           3.4%      4.6%       2.6%      5.3%
Net income                           2.4%      2.8%       1.8%      3.2%
</TABLE>


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  (Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations (cont'd)

     Net sales in the second  quarter of fiscal  1996  decreased  $20.2  million
(14%) from the net sales level achieved in the comparable period of fiscal 1995.
For the first six months of fiscal 1996,  consolidated net sales were below last
year by $36.1  million or 12.9%.  A 16% decline in revenues  from the  Company's
wholesale divisions during the first half of fiscal 1996 was partially offset by
increased  retail  sales in the latest  six-month  period.  With  respect to the
wholesale  divisions of the Company,  unit shipments of current line merchandise
during  the first six  months  of 1996  were  down 9% from the 1995  first  half
shipment  total.  Lower sales of discontinued  products,  down 49% in the second
quarter and 17% in the six months, a slight decline in average selling price and
increased promotional  allowances at Keds also contributed to the sales decrease
in the first half of 1996.  Excluding  the impact of product  mix  changes,  net
sales in the six months increased by  approximately  $1.1 million due to selling
price inflation.

     The sales decline in the Company's  wholesale  businesses during the second
quarter and first half of fiscal 1996 was  largely  caused by lower  revenues of
the Keds  division.  Keds' sales were down 17% in the second quarter of 1996 and
were below last year by 21% for the six-month period. A 15% increase in reorders
in the  second  quarter of 1996 was  insufficient  to offset the impact of lower
advance  bookings for the Spring  season.  Entering  fiscal 1996, the backlog of
advance orders for Keds  products,  calling for shipment in the first quarter of
1996,  was below last year  reflecting  the Spring 1996 sales  policies for Keds
core  products,   which   emphasized  the  division's   quick-response   reorder
capabilities.  This policy change is intended to shift product deliveries closer
to the  retail  selling  season  resulting  in lower  retailer  inventories  and
improved  customer  profitability.  In fiscal 1996,  due to this policy  change,
Keds' success in the Spring season depended, more heavily than in past years, on
retail sell-through performance and the resulting reorder activity in the second
quarter.  The other business units of the Company also posted weak sales results
in the second quarter of 1996, with the latest period's  performance  offsetting
the sales gains  experienced  in the first  quarter of the fiscal 1996.  For the
first  six  months  of  1996,  sales  of the  Stride  Rite  Children's  Group to
independent  dealers and department  stores decreased 8% from 1995. Sales of the
Sperry  Top-Sider  division  in the first six months of 1996 were even with 1995
due to late  deliveries of product and low inventory  levels which prevented the
division from fully capitalizing on a


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  (Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations (Continued)

favorable  reaction to Sperry's  Spring 1996 product line. For the first half of
1996, the Company's  International  division experienced a sales decrease of 11%
from the sales level achieved in the first six months of 1995.

     For the first half of fiscal 1996,  sales of the Company's Retail division,
which  includes the Stride Rite  children's  booteries  and leased  departments,
manufacturers'  outlets and the initial  stores of the Great  Feet(TM)  and Keds
retail  concepts,  increased  5% from the  first  six  months  of 1995 as a more
productive  store mix offset the impact of store  closings and a 1.1% decline in
sales at  comparable  stores.  During the first six  months of 1996,  the Retail
division operated an average of 241 stores, down 9% from the total of 264 stores
operated  during the same period of 1995.  Average store sales volumes  improved
during the first half of 1996  following  the closing of 28 lower volume  leased
departments  during the  fourth  quarter  of fiscal  1995.  During the first six
months of 1996, the Company also eliminated 23 of the 48 underperforming  retail
operations  which were  targeted  for  closing in 1996 as part of the  Company's
restructuring  plan.  At the end of the  second  quarter  of  1996,  the  Retail
division had 234 stores compared to 278 stores in May 1995.

     During the first six months,  gross profit  declined  19.3% compared to the
sales  decline of 12.9%.  Gross  profit was also lower in the second  quarter of
1996,  showing a decrease of 17.2%,  while sales  declined by 14% as compared to
the second  quarter of 1995.  The  consolidated  gross profit percent in the six
months  decreased to 34% in 1996 from the 36.7% rate  recorded in the first half
of 1995.  The gross  profit  rate for the second  quarter of 1996 was also below
last year, 34.6% in 1996 compared to 35.9% in 1995. The LIFO provision reduced
 gross  profit by $2.8  million  (1.1% of net  sales) in 1996  six-month  period
compared to a provision  of $2 million  (0.7% of net sales) in the first half of
1995.  The reduced  importance of Keds sales,  especially in the higher  margin,
Champion(R)  canvas product category,  to consolidated  sales contributed to the
decline in gross profit percent between the 1996 and 1995 periods.  Gross profit
performance  in the second  quarter  and first half of 1996 was also hurt by the
cost of special  promotions  to help the retail  sell-through  of Keds  products
during  the Spring  and early  Summer  selling  periods.  Unfavorable  variances
related to domestic manufacturing operations, which included the phase-out of a


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  (Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations (Continued)

children's facility in Missouri,  reduced gross profit in the first half of 1996
by 1.1  percentage  points,  an  increase  from  the  unfavorable  manufacturing
variances of 0.5 points  experienced  during the comparable  period of 1995. The
consolidated  gross  profit  percent  was  favorably  impacted  in  1996  by the
increased  contribution  to sales of the  Retail  division,  the  portion of the
Company with the highest gross profit percentage,  as retail sales accounted for
17.7% of consolidated  net sales in 1996 compared to 14.7% of sales in the first
six months of 1995.

     Selling and administrative  expenses in the first six months of fiscal 1996
decreased  $11.3 million or 12.9% from the spending  level  incurred  during the
same  period  of  fiscal  1995.  In the  second  quarter  of 1996,  selling  and
administrative expenses decreased $6.3 million or 14% below the 1995 total. As a
percentage  of sales,  these  expenses  represented  31.3% of net sales in 1996,
similar  to the  spending  rate  experienced  in the first  half of 1995.  Lower
advertising  spending  accounted  for more than half of the  expense  reduction.
Advertising expenses in the first six months of 1996 totaled $13.3 million (5.5%
of sales),  down $6.9 million from the spending  level of $20.2 million (7.2% of
sales) in the 1995 period. While distribution costs decreased $0.5 million or 4%
from the first six months of 1995, these costs  represented 4.3% of sales in the
first half of 1996 compared to 3.9% in 1995.  Retail store expenses in the first
six  months of 1996  increased  $0.5  million  with all of the  increased  costs
related to new stores opened in fiscal 1995.  Other  selling and  administrative
costs in the  first  half of 1996  decreased  $4.4  million  or  11.7%  from the
comparable  period  in 1995 due to the  lower  sales  level  experienced  in the
wholesale  divisions  and the  actions  initiated  in the second half of 1995 to
consolidate  certain  administrative  functions and to reduce overall  spending.
Efforts are being  focused on further  streamlining  of the  Company's  business
processes in order to reduce the expense structure.

     Other income (expense)  decreased pre-tax income by $0.5 million in each of
the 1995 and 1996 six-month  periods.  Interest  income during the first half of
1996 was below last year by $0.2 million due to decreased short-term  investment
yields.  Interest  expense  in the first  six  months of 1996 was below the 1995
expense  level due to lower  interest  rates  (5.9% in 1996  compared to 6.3% in
1995). Other expenses, which are primarily


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  (Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations (Continued)

related to the costs of a company-owned life insurance  program,  decreased $0.1
million  in the first  half of 1996  from the  expense  level in the  comparable
period of fiscal 1995.  The provision for income taxes in the first half of 1996
was below that for the first  half of 1995  primarily  due to the lower  pre-tax
income.  The 1996 effective  income tax rate of 29.3% was below the 1995 rate of
38.8% as the increased impact of tax savings related to the  company-owned  life
insurance program offset a higher state income tax rate.

     During the first half of fiscal 1996, net income  decreased $4.6 million or
57.1% because of the sales decline and lower gross profit performance  described
above. At May 31, 1996, order backlog  supporting  second half business was down
21% from the June 2, 1995 backlog position.  A weak response to the new items in
the Keds Fall 1996 line has  negated  order  gains in the Stride Rite and Sperry
Top-Sider  business  units.  In order to  partially  offset this  weakness,  the
Company will continue to support  aggressive retail promotions over the next six
months to produce additional demand for the classic Keds Champion(R) style.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     At May 31, 1996,  the Company's  balance sheet  reflects a current ratio of
3.8 to 1 and a  debt-to-equity  relationship  of 0.3%.  The  Company's  cash and
short-term  investments  totaled $57.4 million at the end of the quarter,  above
the fiscal  year-end  1995 level of $54.3  million and the cash and  investments
balance  of $51.2  million  as of June 2,  1995.  During the first six months of
1996, the Company's  operations generated $11.8 million of cash as compared to a
use of funds of $8.8 million in the first half of 1995.

     At May 31, 1996,  inventory and receivable  levels totaled $180.9  million,
down $40.5 million or 18% from the $221.4 million amount at the end of the first
half of 1995.  Inventory levels at May 31, 1996 were down $19.4 million or 15.2%
from the total at June 2, 1995 as Stride Rite and Sperry  Top-Sider  inventories
were reduced from levels maintained in 1995.  Receivables were also lower at May
31, 1996,  with the decrease from the 1995 level caused by the lower sales level
experienced in the first half of 1996.



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  (Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

     The  Company  uses bank lines of credit to fund  seasonal  working  capital
needs. No short-term borrowings were outstanding at May 31, 1996, as compared to
the $9.2  million  debt level at June 2, 1995.  Average  outstanding  borrowings
under these lines of credit  during the first six months of fiscal 1996 amounted
to $18.3 million  compared to $18.8 million in the  comparable  period of fiscal
1995.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     The annual meeting of the Company's shareholders was held during the second
quarter,  on April 23, 1996.  The two  Directors  nominated by  management  were
elected by the vote set forth below.

                                      Votes
Name of Director                  For     Withheld

Margaret A. McKenna           41,697,792  1,578,462
Jeanette S. Wagner            41,697,195  1,579,059

The Company's  shareholders  also ratified the Company's  selection of Coopers &
Lybrand, L.L.P. as auditors of the Company for the 1996 fiscal year, by the vote
set forth below:

                     Votes
            For           Against      Abstentions           No Vote

            42,903,498    210,344        162,411                1

The  Company's  shareholders  also  voted to  approve  a  precatory  shareholder
proposal, by the vote set forth below:

                     Votes
            For           Against      Abstentions          No Vote

            22,488,801    11,428,183    1,452,996           7,906,274


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION(Continued)

                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (a)  Exhibits.  The following Exhibits are contained herein:

              Exhibit No.             Description of Exhibit

                   11                  Computation of Per Share Earnings
                   27                  Financial Data Schedule

         (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

               The Company  did not file any current  reports on Form 8-K during
               the second quarter of fiscal year 1996.

































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                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

                                   SIGNATURES


          Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
   on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.



                                    THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION
                                         (Registrant)



Date: July 12, 1996                By:/s/  John M. Kelliher
                                      John M. Kelliher
                                      Vice President, Finance,
                                      Treasurer, and Corporate Controller



























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                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit No.

                                                      Sequential Page No.

    11         Computation of Per Share Earnings        Page 16 of 18

    27         Financial Data Schedule                  Pages 17


































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                                                                      Exhibit 11
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION

                        COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

                      (In Thousands except Per Share Data)


                          Three Months Ended            Six Months Ended
                     May 31, 1996  June 2, 1995  May 31, 1996  June 2, 1995


Net income applicable
<S>                      <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>
  to common shares       $ 3,012       $ 4,001     $4,390        $ 8,976
Calculation of shares:

   Weighted average num-
     ber of common
     shares outstanding   49,589        49,550     49,568         49,539

   Common shares attri-
     butable to assumed
     exercise of dilu-
     tive stock options
     and stock purchase
     rights using the 
     treasury stock
     method                  281           310        259           315
Average common shares
  and common equiva-
  lents outstanding
  during the
  period                  49,870        49,860     49,827         49,854

Net income per common
   share                    $.06          $.08       $.09           $.18
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<S>                             <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          NOV-29-1996             NOV-29-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-01-1996             MAY-31-1996
<CASH>                                          31,834                  31,834
<SECURITIES>                                    25,615                  25,615
<RECEIVABLES>                                   79,722                  79,722
<ALLOWANCES>                                     6,757                   6,757
<INVENTORY>                                    107,903                 107,903
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               282,966                 282,966
<PP&E>                                          86,357                  86,357
<DEPRECIATION>                                  26,959                  26,959
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 353,765                 353,765
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           74,592                  74,592
<BONDS>                                              0                       0
                                0                       0
                                          0                       0
<COMMON>                                        14,237                  14,237
<OTHER-SE>                                     253,354                 253,354
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   353,765                 353,765
<SALES>                                        124,185                 243,084
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               124,185                 243,084
<CGS>                                           81,256                 160,402
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   81,256                 160,402
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   214                     858
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 313                     628
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  4,188                   6,209
<INCOME-TAX>                                     1,176                   1,819
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              3,012                   4,390
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                     3,012                   4,390
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .06                     .09
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .06                     .09
        

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